Only Once Upon A Time

Only Once Upon A Time

Alone.  Alone. I feel so all alone.
Bereft of bread, just skin and bone.
Constant confusion haunting me.
Deepening depression engulfing me.
Eventually I’ll exit this state of mind,
Friend an ear, if you would be so kind.
God please hear what I have to say
Help me help me through just this day.
I pen this poem wrong or write,
Just to bring a little light.
Kindly keep from me death premature
Let me love, live, endure.
Many miles have my feet trod
Never needing no one’s nod.
Only once upon a time,
Perfect peace attained through rhyme.
Quite happy hopping along my merry way
Revelling in the real pleasure of play.
Staying solid committed to one
The joy the joy oh boy, the fun.
Until alas you had to pass
Verily I tread barefoot, upon broken glass,
Walking?  Trudging, plodding, scrambling,
Xenophobic.  God what’s the next thing?
Yet perhaps tis just a test,
Zowie Zounds, I need a rest.

Jarl Slind (Blackhyde) June 2 2016 12:14